Monthly Archives: February 2018

The Shikkerdovid loves Purim. It is such a holy day. His first child was born on Purim.  The Shikkerdovid remembers sitting with the new Zaidy (Shikker Sr) in the recovery room and drinking some boysenberry Vodka from a silver flask … Continue reading →

The SD loves this tractate Avoda Zara,  because it explores the  relationship between our emotion and motivation to ritual observance.   The Mishna states that we may not do business with an idol worshipper on his way to idol worship. However we may … Continue reading →

The SD remembers as a kid having some old sweet Rabbis as teachers and role models.   They were gentle, kind and soft spoken. They held themselves to high standards while understanding other human beings.  In Avoda Zara we see a … Continue reading →

One of the SD’s favorite books as a kid was the Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck.  The book is about a poor farmer in China who amasses tremendous amounts of land.  At the end of the book when he … Continue reading →

It is interesting to see what Rashi chooses to comment on. Conventional wisdom as explained to SD is that when there is a problem, uncertainty or lack of clarity of a word or pasuk, Rashi will comment. If there is … Continue reading →